Re: IML: How to ruin your day, hurt your Imperial, and other Bad Things by Jason

[Jason Wulf <jrwulf@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Rob,

Yeah, I'm the poor starving college student =p


I'm actually going to paint it all myself.  A friend has some
experience painting the hard top for his miata, and it came out pretty
damn nice, so I'll give that a go.  Also, the bumper weighs in at
about 60lbs, and is most DEFINITELY chrome plated steel.  There are
some plastic bits that i'll just wash up, as well.  I'm still not sure
whether to use single or two-stage, does anyone know what Chrysler
used on that car?  I'd like to match it up if i can, I'm wanting to
make this look as original as possible.

-Jason

On Apr 7, 2005 7:04 PM, Rob McCall <Rob_Mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Jason,
> 
> You are the poor college student, right?  I was in college when that car was
> new.
> 
> Where are you taking the car (or parts) to get painted?  MAACO typically
> uses single stage paint.  Most non-franchise shops I know would probably do
> base/clear.  Either will give you a good result.  The car had a base/clear
> when new.
> 
> The clear peeling off the new hood isn't the same clear that is available
> now.  In the late '80's to early '90's there were a whole lot of new EPA
> regulations regarding VOCs in paint and the related emissions, so the
> manufactures (auto and paint suppliers) were scrambling for friendlier
> formulas.
> 
> I wouldn't use chrome polish on your bumper trim, it's plastic.  They did
> plate the plastic with copper, but I wouldn't polish it out.  Just wash it.
> 
> Rob McCall
> '67 Lebaron
> 
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> Things by Jason
> 
> Hey, all.
> 
> My tires didn't screech, so much as they just locked up and slid on
> some oily pavement.  There were no marks on the road or anything.  The
> ABS works fabulously well in my car, and it's saved me more than once
> from a dog or pedestrian in the middle of the street at night.
> 
> Also right is that I'm driving a 'modern' car (even at 15 years old!)
> and as such, less steel and more plastic.  The bumper I pulled for my
> car I can barely lift, so I'd wager that if I'd hit her more on my
> bumper and less on my grille, I'd have come out only needing some
> chrome polish for the bumper...
> 
> I'll end with another quick question...
> 
> I'm wondering whether I should get a single-stage paint for this, or
> if I should do seperate color and clear coats on the parts.  The hood
> I pulled is peeling, BADLY, and it doesn't seem to have a seperate
> clear coat on top of the paint from the thickness and look...
> 
> -Jason
> 
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